of the system, so we are bringing the preliminary injunction to try to stop the violations we are seeing in the parole system. we found that last week and are hoping to have a hearing in the next month. spain that we will be paying close attention to this, so please keep us updated. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. thank you all so much for joining us tonight and every night since we lost this year. a great, for us as we close out 2023. hope you have a safe and happy new year. hope you are rooting on alabama when they play against michigan. we will see you in 2024. up next we will take a special look back at 2023. all of the best in all of the worst and it starts right now. 2023 was a year like no

other in big news, politics, music, culture, science, sports, and more. everyone seemed to be going all in all the time, and now it is time to that take a look at the crazy year with our guest. we are playing for keeps. all of the best and all of the worst 2023. >> welcome. it is worth asking how we got through the past 12 months. many of us hoped it would be easier than recent tumultuous years and there were moments of accomplishment and community and joy, but we were also challenged. divide over issues and often unable to agree even on what we want and it was wildly apparent where we begin with the biggest

news stories of the year. >> the worst big news for many americans started in their pocketbooks. >> the economy this year was an absolute emotional roller coaster. >> unemployment was down and earnings were up at any moment a lot was going well. >> for a lot of people it did not feel quite right. >> flying high in april and shot down in may.>> worries about inflation, bank failures, and that became an inferno of fear fanned by the most unaffordable housing market since the early 1980s. >> we do not buy houses. >> a reality for a lot of people is they have not seen any benefit of the growth in economies. they just see the rich getting richer.

>> the best development for union fans was a steady march of labor action among the writers and actors, coal miners, healthcare workers, and more. >> i think this was the year people put their feet down to try to say enough is enough.>> the worst news of for a rattled workforce, a surge of artificial intelligence capable of drawing, writing, creating fake video, and what looks like real people. >> i am someone who loves sci- fi, and i really do think that this could run out of control. >> ai is fascinating and frustrating. >> some big companies are betting billions into the best newtek trend, but it could also affect the 300 million jobs worldwide. >> for me, ai begins and ends with the terminator. if there are robots that are going to take over the earth and enslave mankind i am

nervous. >> short of that, i am intrigued and i want to know where it is going. >> internationally the best continuing resistance goes to ukraine posing in on two years of standing up to russian invaders.>> the worst warning sign, vladimir putin had a brief uprising by his own troops , but t for ukraine the word ca fromom some u.s. lawmakers who want to pull b back onon assistance. >> the reality is europe cannot afford to support ukraine pushing forward without american support. if america is not putting money in its difficult to see how they can keep pushing forward.

>> the worst new conflict is an old one and came from militants who launched a surprise attack on israel. murdering, ransacking, and taking hostages. and then israel hit back hard. >> you run into the phone to see if this conflict has spread and everyday there is a very real possibility that it might.>> demonstrations, anger, and attacks reared up in many places far from the initial clash. >> i have been surprised by the rise of anti-semitism.>> the best way to rise to the times goes to king charles. he waited seven years to gain the throne of the united kingdom when his coronation was filled with modern touches. >> he did not just survive the aristocrats and establishment and the society but reflected different fafaiths in ththe service, a and that wawas itit makeshift really from the

queen's coronation. >> the best and worst case of high anxiety is giving to that chinese balloon drifting over a week before being shot down. >> i would expect it to be in the form of a robot human or an unidentified flying object. that can move faster than the speed of light. >> china said it was just a weather balloon. still adding to growing friction over military, economic, and political security . >> i think they will have a hard time existing in the lunch room together. >> closer to home there were other words from that toxic train crash in ohio. >> there were flames over the treetops and it was terrifying. >> to protests after tyre nichols died following a police beating in memphis.

>> this is a feeling of basic humanity towards another individual. >> there were no signs of any real progress addressing mass shootings. this year they happened in california, utah, texas, tennessee, ohio, pennsylvania, maine, and so many more places. >> it feels as though people in america are becoming desensitized to the fact that this is a regular aspect of our life now. >> when i was young i was in the tornado drills. now my kids are in fifth and fourth grade and they have mass shooting drills. >> guilty verdict. >> on the crime front in south carolina alex murdaugh was convicted of the headline grabbing murder of his wife and son.

>> in your dna from a pizza box led to the arrest of an architect in the google beach murderers who says he is not guilty. >> in las vegas a man was arrested in the shooting death of legendary rapper tupac shakur almost 30 years past. he also says he did not do it. in alabama they told authorities that he did kill this teenager natalee holloway back in 2005. ending her family's long wait for confirmation. >> it is over. he is the killer. >> hurricanes and tropical storms hit both u.s. coasts. tornadoes hammered the midsection and floods rose all over. it is all once again the best call for action on climate change. >> it is here and it is real. >> if we do not do anything then things will continue to get worse. >> the worst case of smoking.

canada forest fires were so big 17 million people went under air-quality alerts in the united states. >> it was orange here for a little whihile. it was apocalyptic. >> this is the worst thing to happen to us from canada since tim hortons. >> still the most stunning and devastating actual disaster was the wildfire that swept hawaii. >> youou do not think k abouout wildfifires in hawawaii. >> more than 100 dead and thousands homeless. scores driven into the ocean. >> we swam in treaded water holding the kids. >> the best news, new homes, new businesses, and new hopes are rising from the ashes. >> we are just getting started and there is so much more ahead. coming up. brace yourself for the latest innovation in the cruise control.

>> it'll be all lights, camera, action as we go through the best films. later we will have fighting words in the halls of congress. >> and we will throw in some tailor-made music too. it is all the best, all the worst. 2023.

let's go to the movies. no film was bigger than barbie. she elbowed aside a pack of he- man heroes to become one of the best box office hits with globe it ticket sales close to 1.5 million dollars. that is with a b , as in barbie.

>> it is an absolute triumph. i have watched it many times. >> disclosure. i work for the same company, but it was a wonderful movie. >> of course, superhero films did well. the worst trend. >> sure they were all packed with adventure and stunning visual effects, and yet our pick for the best flick in that genre relied on just dazzling drawing and amazing animation. >> spiderman was definitely my favorite superhero movie from this year. >> action films were roaring through sequel land too. john wick, fast, creed. >> my favorite was mission impossible. >> the best stunt overplayed in

the worst way. tom cruises motorcycle jump in the latest mission impossible saga, which proved to be completely possible. >> while another old favor grew solid audiences it may have been the worst way to wrap up a long franchise. indiana, what were you thinking? the best big movie about bigger than life characters. oppenheimer.

even if it was slightly longer than world war ii. >> i know it was three hours long, but the first time i watched it it did not feel three hours to me. >> the best movie about the worst parts of business. after give it to dumb money. the best movie to sneak in a reunion. era found matt damon and ben affleck telling the story about nike.>> the worst idea to charge into any theater. >> i liked cocaine bear. i was laughing the whole time at the movie theater. >> in kids films the super mario brothers and the little mermaid rose to the top. >> we are seeing a lot of effort to make more classic movies more diverse, and i think that is a good thing. >> the little mermaid makes me hungry when i watch it for seafood. >> five nights at freddy's a scared up a ton of money. even true horror fans found it five nights too many.

>> what is going on around me is scary enough.'s. sound of freedom was heavily pushed by churches inmate about a quarter billion dollars worldwide. there were as always late arrivals rushing into the oscar race. some with real shots at the top prize. >> but our award for the best return by one of the best directors goes to martin scorsese and killers of the flower moon. a great story and a great cast and great filmmaking. >> one of the hottest films of the box office this year was a concert movie custom-made for everyone who did not get into the sold-out tour. it is time to talk about this year's music and the woman who was playing for keeps like no one else . it was no contest. the best of the best in pop

music was the unbeatable, unstoppable force of nature taylor swift. >> these shows were not just a series of shows. these were masterpieces. >> she spent the whole year making music history. grabbing headlines. >> she gets good seats at football games now. really good seats. >> and blasting her own songs off the charts with her other songs. >> i am obsessed with taylor swift. i think she is a brilliant songwriter and singer and performer and producer. >> she does it all but just sort of dedicating herself to her fans. giving them what they want.>> swift even eclipsed beyonci. the two of them and the grammys made one thing clear above all

else. >> it has been a summer of girl power. >> this year was undeniably the best for bad bunny. >> i like bad bunny. >> i have one of the mexicans that cannot speak spanish, but i still love listening to loud music. >> drake is still going. he is like the tom brady of music. >> it was solid for the weekend too. >> this was a pretty good year for music. >> it was hard for anyone to top these likes. painting the town red. >> the lyrics are probably not 9-year-old ready, but my daughter loves it. >> the best breakout group was boy genius.

>> i love boy genius. shout out to the boys. >> the best examples of breakup bravado. >> selena gomez killed it with single soon, and miley cyrus said it with flowers.

>> it feels just like an authentic voice. does not feel like she is putting on an act. >> the worst case of the blues, ed sheeran. >> for all that, the billboard song of the summer was a country tune for the first time in almost 50 years. >> at the country music association awards the best song went to luke combs cover of a tracy chapman classic. >> luke combs love the song and did it justice. >> the best breakout country hit

. tennessee orange. >> the best come back. give it to the beatles in the form of a decades old demo released as now and then. >> no matter how good the song was it was lovely to hear all of them again. >> our best tik tok track of the year because that is a thing. >> there are artists now signed to tik tok now because that is the new thing. >> we have more first things heading your way, including the

wrestlemania that passsses through popolitics and the whit- hot fight for the white house. muscular wells on the prowl will be getting messy in miami. the worst family in the world. it is getting serious. all of the best, all of the worst. 2023.

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in politics basic facts are again under fire with the two main parties far apart it almost every issue. it was so divided into cutthroat in vicious you could only wonder who would want to be in office . >> up against inflation worries, overseas entanglements, and unproven accusations of influence peddling involving his son president biden faced the worst trend for anyone seeking reelectionon. plummemeting publilic confidene >> h he is way u under 50%, , a that is a flashihing wararning sign. . >> arguiuing job crereation is and america's international reputation is rising. but even many democrats told pollsters that they were

disappointed. >> you are seeing a lot of young voters it being very angry with the president in a way we have not seen in a long time, and if that persists it could cause a big problem for him. in swing states like michigan.>> the troubles were the best thing for all the republicans vying for the white house in 2024. but first they have to get past donald trump. who spent the are pulling so far ahead for his party's nomination he refused to answer his challengers rare attacks. >> i think that he put us in debt and our kids will never forgive us for that. >> the may have stiffed maybe all of the debates by the time this is over. >> it is shocking that in a year before an election that his opponents cannot even capitalize on it. >> be twice impeached former

president was also up against the worst number. 91. that is how many felony counts of been filed against him amid allegations of hush money payments, business fraud, illegally attempting to overturn his lost election, and hoarding classssified docucumen say cheese. even with numerous trump insiders and rioters confronting harsh justice he insists all the charges against him are a scam. >> i think we have come full circle and politics. it has become professional wrestling in the worst possible way. >>'s party, 70% of republicans still believe the worst life. that joe biden in 2020 did not really win. >> thehe majority y of the establishment has not severed themselves from donald trump. they have enabled him and

resuscitated him after the january 6th insurrection. >> the worst family feud to give it to congress for lawmakers on the far right turn picking a house speaker into bloodsport. reluctantly accepting california's kevin mccarthy, putting him out, and then grinding through several more candidates to finally agree on louisiana's mike johnson. >> i have covered congress in 2013 and have never seen anything like it. >> the divisions between and within it led to the worst stalemate in ages which drew the government to the brink of a shutdown twice and made tempers run short. >> i think the rest of the world has looked at washington and politics recently and

particularly this year as complete chaos and completely unsettling as well. >> we are fully cooperating. >> printy of accusations of malfeasance. the expulsion of a congressman and plenty of denials. >> the worst way to make this came from revelations that supreme court justice thomas accepted lavish gifts from wealthy conservatives for years. >> about it thought people were shocked to learn how nonexistence the ethics guardrails have been around the supreme court until this point. >> the justices finally announced new public ethics rules, but -- >> i think it has become so partisan. >> many political analysts believe the most explosive issue in the upcoming election

is to be the courts 2022 ruling against abortion rights. >> it will be a massive factor in the election. any time even in red states when voters have been asked if they want more abortion access or less they have chosen more. >> i think the country right now at least feels more divided than it was four years ago because a big division and fisher occurred four years ago. i think that has kind of remained and built to this boiling point.>> the worst reality for many voters is likely they will once again have to choose between the oldest candidates ever for president. >> obviously i think a lot of them see old men who have their own weaknesses heading into the most powerful position in the world, and that raises a lot of

questions. >> like is there any chance of a third contender slipping in? >> that is ultimately what the people would want. of course i would consider. >> maybe, but he is not running. at least in 2024. >> we are rocking on. coming up we will have highlights from the wild and wonderful world of sports. the socking news about electric cars, and in just about minutes we will have our favorite tvtv showows. maybybe yours totoo. all l the best, , all the e wor 2023. . to duckduckgo on all your devie

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in sports the best nfl team was the chiefs who edged out the eagles in a barn burner. >> this was two points shy of tying the highest scoring super bowl over. >> the halftime show. are you kidding me? >> i think this represented a takeover worth tom brady retiring. this is now patrick mahomes's

league. >> a serious injury during the bengals and buffalo bills game. >> the best come back from the worst mama. give that to damar hamlin. suffering a terrifying cardiac arrest at the start of the field, but he was back this fall. >> the diamondbacks regaled into the world series only to be run over by the texas rangers in five games. >> they were really good. >> when it is not a competitive world series it is not as much fun.>> laker lebron james made the best basket. the one that took him past everyone to grab the all-time scoring record. >> the oldest player in the league. in his 21st season. that is crazy.>> but the best team was the denver nuggets who pulled off the miami heat to take their first trophy. >> nikola jokic.

the star of the show. becoming the finals mvp. >> the vegas golden knights slayed the florida panthers to seize the holy grail of hockey. >> it makes you think about all of these kids who grow up skating on the frozen ponds.>> college sports saw the georgia bulldogs grab a 2nd straight georgia championship. >> a semifinal between lsu and i will produced the most watch women's basketball game of all time. >> give them their due and then their pay. >> and women's soccer spain won the world cup and then had the worst scandal as the federation president forcibly kissed a player. >> i was amazed and astonished and shocked.>> in men's soccer lionel messi did the worst thing for the european leagues by moving his game to miami and

coco gauff was the best female player at the u.s. tennis open. the first american team to take that title since the legendary serena williams in the 90s. >> her climbing into the stands to see her family after. how can you not tear up? >> following all the different sporting events is difficult, but you know what is harder is keeping up with all of the television being produced these days. there is so much of it. drama, comedy, movies, documentaries. and soso much more.>.>> gameme ththe last o of us . it had doubters at the start, but -- >> i always get skeptical when you do a videogame adaptation in a tv show or a movie.

i think they nailed it. >> after a heart pounding first season they found the best way to wind down while keeping the door open for a second and 2025. >> the last of us was my favorite show about fungus that i have ever seen. >> streaming services continued to rise over broadcast and cable. the worst part was picking which ones to subscribe to. the rest was all of the choices. >> we know what we like and we know when to get it and we do not do any channel surfing anymore.>> established dramas ran hot even as new arrivals made a lot of noise. > silo was s mymy favorite e of the year. it is about people from the future living in a s silo in th ground a and how they got to l therere.>> the b best cocomment

cocoming back k for more incncl teted lasso. >> such a nice show with nice people. >> and who can forget the righteous gemstones? >> it is so funny, and they are also so awful. >> from down under can one of the best dramas for critics. the newsreader. >> it is just brilliant, gritty, amazing stuff. >> my television life these days consists of a lot of

barbie. a lot of unicorns and mermaids. >> for more grown-up fans this line ico n god a reboot. the best for some and the worst for others. >> have you considered that he hates you? >> it always fascinates me when things get relaunched that no one asked for. who was clamoring to see a new frazier? >> the worst way to patronize holding viewers well pretending you are not. the golden bachelor. >> if it does not work out for some of these woman because only one gets picked. what if they die of heartbreak?>> the best series was jury duty. imagine if everyone knew the whole scene was a set up. >> it was some of the most hilarious tv i have seen all year.

>> the worst and best way to stir up the nest again to give it to the latest season of the yellow jackets. >> i was watching it with my eyes closed and my husband said i do not think this is fun for you. >> best guilty pleasure. the spinoff of queen charlotte. >> i was on a plane and quickly realized you cannot washed out on a plane. if there is anybody behind you, forget it. >> the best return from the dry cleaners. suits drew huge audiences on netflix years after its cable run ended. now there is talk of bringing it back. paging meghan markle. there was plenty more to choose from. the bear, poker-faced, but the best finale by far can only go to one show.

and that was succession. burned itself down in the very best way. >> it was fun to long for the right. and of course to hear the iconic theme song music. >> i think the whole point was that no character is redeemable. >> so what else is there to ponder out in the universe? do not go away because we are coming right back, and when we return another year goes by, and we still do not know what is up in the sky. not to mention, where did all of the panandas go?

is that $3 trillion in your pocket or are you just hapappy be watatching all l of the best all of the worst. 2023.

nearly 200 rocket launches lit up the sky around the world this year. some paving on its way to the moon and some to mars including the most powerful ever. >> it has just experienced a rapid disassembly. >> well, they're working on it. let's jump up in the game, india landing a probe on the moon, becoming only the fourth lunar nation. >> there is a new space race happening. >> if we launch from there, then great. >> and the best came from the web telescope. >> i don't know what we'll do with them, but they're cool to look at. >> the best souvenir came from the aircraft, also some t-shirts. >> is it really just about exploration or about commercializing space, getting minerals countries need to grow their economies? >> reporter: worst out of this world mystery despite hearings

from ufos. officials now call them unidentified aerial phenomenon, so i guess that's fixed. >> no, i don't like it. bring back the ufos. >> reporter: coming from the titan immersible, which imploded. all five people on board lost. on land, the best news came from the world health organization, which says covid is no longer a global emergency. >> hallelujah. life back to normal. >> you don't need to wear a mask everywhere you go. you can see yoyour frienends, yu can hug yourur friends.. it's nicice. >> r reporter: w worst natatures in black and white, orcas attacking boats for reasons unknown, sinking at least three. >> that always made sense to me. if you're going to be called a killer whale. the other worst news, china recalling its pandas from american zoos. >> it seems petty, but it's petty in a way that i sort of

have to respect it. in business the worst payoff, fox news coughed up more than three quarters of a billion dollars to dominion voting system to avoid a trial on how the network pushed election lies. worst change. twitter became x. >> i gave up saying things like when prince changed his name. i'll call it twitter. >> reporter: the best ride. more than 11 million cars were expected to be sold in u.s. this year. that's a record and it is 9% of the new passenger car market. >> i would think it would be more at this point. >> worst get away from the grind. sam bankman-fried's fast trip from crypto king to incarceration. best fresh fruit. apples market value reached three trillion dollars. roughly matching the gdp of the united kingdom. >> i don't understand why my iphones are so expensive then. worst end of an era, netflix

stopped doing what they y startd in 1998, shipping dvds to customers. best new showplace, it's big and round and it lights up. >> the vegas sphere is amazing. hitting between births, deaths, immigration, there is a new american every 19 seconds. most popular baby names? olivia and noah. >> i know a little noah, and i guess i know a little olivia too. they're great kids. >> the statement with the most people? california. >> vermont? >> rhode island? >> new hampshire? >> wyoming. >> oh yes. i should have known that. >> the most popular american pet for the first time in more than 30 years is not the labrador retriever. it's the french bulldog.

everyone sit, stay. we have just enough time for our wishes for the new year when we come back.

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months, we want to leave you with our wishes s for the yeyear ahead.d. my one wish is for people to legitimately for a day be able to pick someone and actually go walk a day in their shoes. >> i wish that everyone on social media would go and follow people they don't agree with and look at what those people say evevery day. my second wish is taylor swift tickets. >> i want people to disagree agreeably. i want there to be some return of a sense of community that has been lacking for some time. >> peace, love, joy, happiness, success, and pain. i think pain can be our greatest teacher. >> my wish for america in the coming years is that democracy holds strong and that it prevails. >> i want to make it to the next one.

>> mine is for peace. here is to peace in 2024. >> thanks to our guests. on behalf of everyone at anderson cooper 360 and the cnn family worldwide, i'm tom foreman wishing you all of the best and none of the worst in 2024. anderson cooper: welcome to the whole story. i'm anderson cooper. you may have noticed that dining out right now is a little different than it was before the pandemic. welcome to the whole story, i'm anderson cooper. you might have noticed right now dining out